When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line a group of local residents make a bid to run it themselves, backed by a monied member of the community who is attracted by the complete lack of licensing hours on trains. Unfortunately the local bus company starts to use methods that can hardly be seen as fair competition.
Stanley Holloway
as Walter Valentine
George Relph
as Vicar Sam Weech
Naunton Wayne
as George Blakeworth
John Gregson
as Squire Gordon Chesterford
Godfrey Tearle
as Ollie Matthews (The Bishop)
Hugh Griffith
as Dan
Gabrielle Brune
as Joan Hampton
Sid James
as Harry Hawkins
Reginald Beckwith
as Coggett
Edie Martin
as Emily
Michael Trubshawe
as Ruddock
Jack MacGowran
as Vernon Crump
